BCG Daily Wednesday 4th January 2023
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Cally Beaton: 'Connecting with people is my only skill - luckily it's a superpower'
The former TV executive on life lessons from Joan Rivers, paper-plane heckles and a 'perfect day' doing Live At The Apollo.
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 4th January 2023
Interview: Comedy and quizzing the life for Paul Sinha
The fire still burns bright for the Sinnerman as he juggles life, quizzing and comedy.
James Vukmirovic, The Express and Star, 4th January 2023
Life according to... Josie Long
"It is more important than ever to foster a spirit of joyful defiance."
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 4th January 2023
Grace Campbell's most memorable gigs
"A heckler accused me of being a war criminal by proxy".
Chortle, 4th January 2023
Fake Peter Kay tickets warning after fans conned out of £380 by 'scam' website
A website selling the 'tickets' to the comedian Better Late Than Never tour has disappeared.
Chris Gee, Manchester World, 4th January 2023
Comedian Stevie Georgiou is a melting pot of Cyprus and the UK
After feeling isolated in his youth a now island-based English Cypriot took to comedy to bridge the gap.
Paul Lambis, Cyprus Mail, 4th January 2023
Jenny Eclair announces her mother June has died after a battle with dementia
The comedian, 62, shared a childhood photo of her mum to Twitter and penned a touching tribute.
Laura Parkin, Daily Mail, 4th January 2023
Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe show local journalism is harder than it looks
What should viewers take away from this show? Hopefully it helps people realise the pressures local journalists (real ones, no offence to Kumar and Widdicombe) are under.
Charlotte Tobitt, The Press Gazette, 4th January 2023Kelly Monteith, American comedian who made his name in Britain with his own television series - obituary
"I pick comedy from all sorts of things - things I read, things I observe, things I hear in conversation. And yes, I'm a people watcher".
The Telegraph, 4th January 2023Videos
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8:10am10 min
Danny & Mick
Series 5, Episode 3 - Am I Cake?Webbthorpe's Surprising Amazing Cake competition is ready to go. However, after a mishap with one of the competitors' unbelievable cakes, Danny and Mick take it upon themselves to create the best illusion cake ever, which is a huge surprise to Joy!
9pm60 min
Hold The Front Page
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Blackpool GazetteJosh and Nish's first job at the Blackpool Gazette is to hit the seafront and get the views of locals, before meeting a local strongman who is setting a world record for lifting a beer keg with his eye sockets.
11pm15 min
What's The Story, Ashley Storrie?
Series 1, Episode 1 - How My Dad Met My Mother, Or Revenge Of The Toxic Swamp BoysGlasgow's nightlife in the early 1980s was still flying the flag for disco, bell bottoms and oversized lapels, and it was outside the local club in Shettleston where Ashley's parents met for the first time, starting the story that led to an unexpected marriage and a family feud that was never resolved.